Teen shot in the back of the head in Southwest Philadelphia. George Solis reports during Action News at 11 p.m. on August 24, 2019.

"Someone fled from the back of that house, and it was a female, so we're talking to her now. We don't know if that's connected either, but we want to get to the bottom of it," Strollo said.

Residents told Action News they were horrified by the violence and were hopeful the teen pulls through.

"I only can imagine. 14-year-old, just so much going on in the city of Philadelphia, all over the world, just gotta pray for peace," said neighborhood parent Jasmine Bell.

"I hope he pulls through. I will be praying but they need to stop glorifying these guns, I don't know where they are getting them. It's easy to get them, like a candy bar or something. They need to stop, put them down," added resident Kimberly Clark.